[Photos/Images] Anime Atashin'chi NEXT to Begin Streaming on New Year's Day 2027, With Taku Kimura of Chainsmoker Cat Joining as Director 1st

Three major pieces of new information have been unveiled for the anime Atashin'chi NEXT: the key visual, streaming details, and staff and cast.

Atashin'chi is based on the manga by Eiko Kera. It is a home comedy centered on the Tachibana family, made up of the mother, the father, Mikan, a high school student, and Yuzuhiko, a middle school student, depicting the everyday lives of the family and their friends. In 2024, a new anime series, Atashin'chi NEXT, began airing for the first time in about eight years, adapting a selection of stories from the original comic volumes that had not yet been animated.

The newly released key visual carries the theme "Anytime, anywhere, as many times as you like," and shows the familiar characters blending into everyday scenery.

Streaming will begin on Friday, January 1, 2027, at 6:00 p.m. on the official Atashin'chi YouTube channel and other platforms, with new episodes released at 6:00 p.m. on the first Friday of each month thereafter.

Staff and cast information has also been announced. Taku Kimura, who worked on the TV anime Chainsmoker Cat, joins as the new director. Character design is by Masae Otake, the opening and ending themes are "Saraba" by Kinmokusei, and production is handled by Shin-Ei Animation. The cast from the previous series will return: Kumiko Watanabe as the mother, Fumiko Orikasa as Mikan, Daisuke Sakaguchi as Yuzuhiko, and Kenichi Ogata as the father.

＜Streaming Information＞
・First episode: Friday, January 1, 2027, from 6:00 p.m. (new episodes thereafter on the first Friday of each month at 6:00 p.m.)
・Platform: Official Atashin'chi YouTube channel and others
・Official Atashin'chi YouTube channel URL: https://www.youtube.com/@Atashinchi

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